he risked his life to help bring freedom to the people of libya, and he gave his life in that same service yesterday. i respect that governor romney is running a hard campaign he has a lot of steak, but i always thought after a national tragedy isn't that when all americans are supposed to come together. i remember after 9/11 democrats really did not feel inclined to go after president bush for a time. i was surprised he didn't play more of a leadership role and stand with the president. >> that's exactly right. there's a contradiction in political life. it's hard fought, no holds barred, it is combative, but there also has to be some civility and some limits on what you do because you have these limits because you know that we as a country need to work together and succeed. and one of the limits has been just as you describe it when there has been a tragedy, that we have all calmed down and focused on the loss and acknowledged the service of those that we have lost, and -- so i have never seen anything like this by a major presidential candidate where the immediate first statement just pl